THE BRIGHT SIDE

Decide to be happy today, to live with what is yours – your family, your business, your job, your luck. If you can’t have what you like, maybe you can like what you have.

Just for today, be kind, cheerful, agreeable, responsive, caring, and understanding. Be your best, dress your best, talk softly, and look for the bright side of things. Praise people for what they do and do not criticize them for what they cannot do. If someone does something stupid, forgive and forget. After all, it’s just for one day.

Who knows, it might turn out to be a nice day.

Always think on the bright side--no matter what life brings to your day. You'll gain a treasure within your soul that no worry or hardship can ever take away. Isaac Purcell

RECIPES AND CRAFTS

The labels shown below will take you to posts with recipes and a few craft ideas that I've included in my daily entries.

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THE BRIGHT SIDE

I'm looking out the windowand the day is drab and dreary,And I'm trying to console myselfby thinking something cheeryI know it's simply horribleto get in such a slumpAnd I also know it's up to me to get across the humpAnd I realize I'm selfishto mention this to youFor, gee, you might be feelinga little 'low-down' toobut often when I feel like thisI tell myself it's trueThat I am not the only onewho feels 'low-down and blue'And just knowing there are otherswho feel the way I doRenews my sinking spirit and keeps me smiling throughand know that it's naturalto take a 'spirit-dive'Provides the spunk and courageto hang on and surviveAnd while there are a lot of moodsthat we can drive awayby looking on the BRIGHT SIDEin all we do and say,There also is a lonelinessthat God meant us to feelBut, gee, it sure is mighty hardto know which one is realAnd I'd hate to be a 'sad sack'who never saw the sunAnd just complained that every daywas such a dreary one.But I know that all the dark daysare just part of God's planWe should accept them graciouslyand do the best we can...So I'll just keep on tryingfor I know it's 'Gospel true'there never was a cloud so darkthe sun could not shine through!by Helen Steiner Rice

On the Bright Side Newsletter

I send this little letter out each morning to all my family and friends and even to a few people that I've never met. Many of them send it on to others too. So in order to make it available to more people I post the 'brighter side' of the news here each day in this journal. The letter began as an effort to keep in touch with my family as they are spread out in all directions. My family, friends and God are the most important things in my life.You'll find quotes, poems and stories and even a few recipes included in this newsletter. I try to find something new each day to share. In a world that very often publishes only the dark side of things I felt that others would be encouraged to hear about 'the bright side'.'On Ya'-ma

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ON THE BRIGHT SIDE OF LIFE

The comfortable and comforting people are those who look upon the bright side of life; gathering its roses and sunshine and makingthe most that happens seem the best.Dorothy Dix

About Me

Saturday, June 7, 2014

For Saturday, June 7th, 2014

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE

SATURDAY, JUNE 7TH, 2014

14 DAYS UNTIL SUMMER!!!

Sunrise: 5:58 am

Sunset: 8:57 pm

Life is a Special Occasion!

Hallmark

Each year on the first Saturday in June it is National Trails Day. On this day, there are events held throughout the United States to help promote awareness of the wide variety of benefits that trails provide, to encourage people to discover their local trails, to raise awareness of trail issues and to instill excitement for the outdoors.

Today we also want to thank the many volunteers, land agencies, trail developers, park employees, rangers and all other for their help in developing and maintaining the trails.

HAPPY TRAILS!

If you can't see the Bright Side, polish the dull side

THOUGHT FOR TODAY

Do not follow where the path may lead. Go, instead, where there is no path and leave a trail.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

I used to love hiking the trails in our local Metro Parks. They had a hiking stick program and you received a badge to put on your stick when you completed the hikes they had scheduled. I’m really not able to do all those hikes any more, but I do love getting out when I can. The nice thing is that now they are more accessible and even those with wheelchairs and walkers are seen on the paths. Many of them are paved. It used to be we’d rough it more than not. I’m thankfully not at that stage yet, but I sure do move slowly these days.

Moving slowly isn’t a bad thing at all and I appreciated life in the slow lane. It gives you the opportunity to see more than when you are living in the fast lane. Life speeds by at such a hectic pace that slowing down is something I’d advise everyone to do.

Last year I was blessed to visit two of our local parks. One time was for a birthday party as they do have shelters there available for rent and the other time was for a Labor Day picnic. Those times are what is pictured in my post today.

When my family was young we spent many happy days at the parks here and many all around Ohio too. We had a popup camper at the time and the State Parks system provides many great campgrounds.

It looks like any hiking I’ll be doing today will be to the grocery store. I hope you all have a super Saturday and if you can get out and enjoy the great outdoors!

Please note: Yesterday’s recipe for Mac Salad said 4 c of mayo…It should be corrected to say 4 Tablespoons. Sorry about that. Thanks to my next door sister who saw it and questioned that amount.

If you are seeking creative ideas, go out walking. Angels whisper to a man when he goes for a walk.

Raymond Inmon

COUNTING MY GIFTS

Walk on a rainbow trail; walk on a trail of song, and all about you will be beauty. There is a way out of every dark mist, over a rainbow trail.

Edward A. Navajo

I have counted at least 3 things every day that I'm thankful for over a year and have now reached over 1700 gifts. On my way to 2000. I'm not stopping, but will continue on counting. There is always, always something to be thankful for.

1739. for life in the slow lane which enables us to see a lot more

1740. for our local, state and national park systems

1741. for farmers markets, close to home, that provide fresh produce

Enter into His courts with thanksgiving — and in His presence is fullness of Joy!

PRAYER FOR OUR TROOPS

Please pray for God's protection of

our troops and HIS wisdom for their

commanders.

Lord, hold our troops in

your loving hands.

Protect them as they protect us.

Bless them and their families for the

selfless acts they perform for us

in our time of need. I ask this in the

name of Jesus, our Lord and Savior.

AND bless our Police Officers, Firefighters

and Paramedics and EMT's

GOD BLESS YOU ALL !

Happy trails to you, until we meet again.Some trails are happy ones,Others are blue.It’s the way you ride the trail that counts,Here’s a happy one for you.